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| opposite of dharma, "that which is not in accord with the law" (human and divine), unnatural immorality, assoc. w Hinduism |
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| important Hindu diety and Vedic (Indo-Aryan) god, supreme god in Rig Veda, god of fire and acceptor of sacrifices, second only to Indra and is symbol of knowledge |
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| son of Dasaratha and Kiakeyi and brother of Rama (sort of like Rama's equal but with another mother), cousin of Sita through marriage, forced into ruling Ayodhya while Rama was exiled, ruled riteously but acted as Rama's representative instead of a king |
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| Rama wins Sita (Ramayana), Drona teaches Arjuna (Mahabarata), Arjuna wins Draupadi (but he didn't wed her immediately - Pashva bros took her, Arj. exiled, etc), "fight to win" when bowman comes against teacher |
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| Hindu god of creation, in trinity with Vishnu and Shiva, in Ramayana he is the god everyone goes to when they're in need, born from a lotus and always depicted sitting on one |
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| Ravana's huge brother, slept for the majority of his life until Ravana woke him up for help fighting Rama, weakened Rama and injured Hanuman in war, eventually killed by Rama |
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| large predatory bird, represents face of Hanuman facing west, named King of the Birds by Narayana (Vishnu), Rama told his story to Sita in Ramayana |
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| born from Shiva and Agni, attacked by Indra but Shiva saves him, marries Indra's daughter, narrates part of Ramayana |
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| Hindu King of the Devas or Lord of Heavens, thought himself of great power, captured and embarassed by Indrajit, lost war of heaven to Ravana |
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| monkey-like supporter of Rama, significant in war against Ravana, rescues Sita from Ravana after he kidnapped her, brought an entire mountain to the battlefield once to locate a specific herb to save Lakshmana |
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| name means "victor over Indra," Ravana's son who captures Indra, gave Indra to Bhrama in exchange for immortality, was actually given a chariot that made him undefeatable which he used to kill Lakshmana |
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| leader of monkey-creatures who assist Rama, created by Brahma to help defeat Ravana, encourages Hanuman to make his leap to get Sita, helped find herb for Lakshmana |
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| Dasaratha's wife and Bharata's mother, saved D's life so he granted her two boons, used these later (under suggestion of servant Adyohya) to force Bharata to be king and to exile Rama, everyone hates her |
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| Dasaratha's wife and Rama's mother, daughter of King of Kosala kingdom, tried to convince Rama not to leave for his exile but he refused |
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| Rama's brother, steadfast and always at his brother's side, willing to die for him (and does eventually), serves him and Sita faithfully over the course of the exile but sort of resents Sita's silliness |
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| Ravana's queen and mother to Indrajit, known for her beauty, righteousness, and love for Ravana despite his wickedness, daughter of King of Demons, after Ravana's death Rama encourages her to marry Vibhishana |
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| chosen by Damayanti to be her husband, gods wanted to test D so they became identical to this person, D had to choose correct one and did bc he floated and didn't blink or sweat |
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| wish-granting cow, name means "the delightful," sacred white bull of Shiva |
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| Sanskrit name for Vishnu, identified as this in Mahabarata, also known as 'original man' (Purushna), ALSO known as part of Krishna (avatar of Vishnu) |
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| man dismantled by gods to create earth (in Rigveda), made up the sun, moon, stars, and earth, "original man" of Hindu folklore, source of women and four castes of Hindu society |
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| son of Dasaratha and Kausalya, seen as perfect man, in line for throne after D but was exiled, married Sita after bow test and kills Ravana in epic quest to rescue her when R kidnaps her |
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| King of Lanka, evil demon king who destroys kingdom of heaven, kidnaps Sita, Rama kills him and ends his reign of terror on world, beginning of Ramayana explains how he systematically took over all nations (some fought some didn't) |
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| won by Rama after bow test, accompanied him during exile, abandoned and gave away all her material things to go to the forest, kidnapped by Ravana when he tricked her into thinking he was a hermit, Rama left her in the forest pregnant w twins |
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| monkey creature helping Rama, son of Sun god, thought brother Vali died in battle with demon but was exiled for his mistake, made a deal with Rama promising to help him find Sita if Rama helped him defeat Vali and become king |
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| Buddhist character derived from Hindu god, one of four great Hindu kings who rule directions, rules northern area, a yielding god ("you have not come here to rob me") |
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